Please note that any amount is appreciated, and it isn't like medical bills magically disappear or stop arriving with any sort of quickness - so if you can't give anything until payday/next month, that'll be fine, too.

Alright - for folks new to the thread - Blackshadow is on the road to recovery, and able to speak for the first time in over a month (as of a couple days ago). If you can make a donation (small, large - whatever you might be able to afford), please mark it "gift" or "personal" to avoid PayPal's most painful fees.

Also, I just gave Blackshadow's wife an update on the total so far (was $750 at the time), and this is her response:

"I just told Blackshadow; he said, and I quote, 'Holy shiat! I love those guys.' Thank you so much! "

MRSA's nothing to fool with. Glad he's heading in the right direction. With a farker involved I was expecting some sort of alcohol being spilled on electronic equipment, perhaps blacking out a stadium.

tudorgurl:I wish I could. Right now, every spare penny is going to help my dad while my mom is in hospice. But I will light a candle for him and hope for the best. I'm sorry that that's the best I can do.

Thank you sweetie, that's plenty. Everything helps whether it be money, prayers, candles, hoodoo or voodoo. I'm sorry to hear about your Mom, best wishes to you all.

Mike's a good friend of mine who's been really helpful when needed, and now he and his family need a little help from us. Thanks to all for pitching in any way they can and thanks to the folks organizing this. You all rock.

You people [youpeople.jpg] are renewing my faith in humanity again. Thank you to everyone who has given - financially and/or well-wishes. Every little bit is appreciated. I understand that the thread will be read to him, so if you guys have messages directly for the man himself, have at!

It is 11pm here, so I'm going to sign off for a while and see if I can get to sleep while I've got warm fuzzies. Updates on the total when I wake up (or in a few hours, if I can't manage to sleep).

Tudorgirl: Sorry this reply is so late. I'm very sorry to hear about your mother, and wish you and your family the best during your own difficult time. Thank you for the candle for our farker - I will light one for your mother.

not trying to be a dick but who? I don' t know the name and the Google's only seem to turn up stuff about motorbikes. Is he a farker? If so then the headline should probably say that rather than fark favourite (whatever that means). Speaking of which, without knowing who this person is the headline doesn't really elicit much sympathy to donate.

With that being said I hope that Mr Blackshadow makes a full recovery and wish he and his family all the best.

sevente:not trying to be a dick but who? I don' t know the name and the Google's only seem to turn up stuff about motorbikes. Is he a farker? If so then the headline should probably say that rather than fark favourite (whatever that means). Speaking of which, without knowing who this person is the headline doesn't really elicit much sympathy to donate.

With that being said I hope that Mr Blackshadow makes a full recovery and wish he and his family all the best.

sevente:not trying to be a dick but who? I don' t know the name and the Google's only seem to turn up stuff about motorbikes. Is he a farker? If so then the headline should probably say that rather than fark favourite (whatever that means). Speaking of which, without knowing who this person is the headline doesn't really elicit much sympathy to donate.

With that being said I hope that Mr Blackshadow makes a full recovery and wish he and his family all the best.

vincent_blackshadow is a TotalFarker and is very popular with many of us in the fark community.

I wish there were a street addy to send a cashier's check to. I am one of the few lacking a PayPal, so I will ask my bro if he'll send it for me two weeks from now. Hope my lil bit helps. And I hope you only ever get better, you Farker!